Chapter 280
Chapter 280 The Truth About Her Mentor
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“It’s all thanks to my mentor. He’s the most amazing person ever. He can do anything.” Zora replied instinctively.
“Did he teach you how to play the harp too p>
Leighton suddenly thought of what had happened a few days ago.
So many things had popped up one after another lately, and he’d never gotten a good chance to ask her about it.
“Mm.” At the mention of her mentor, Zora propped up her chubby cheeks, looking a little
upset.
She hadn’t seen him for three whole months.
She had no idea how he was doing right now.
For some reason, worry bubbled up in her heart every time she thought of him.
“Zora, I’ve never asked you this before. Do you know who your mentor is p>
Leighton sat down, his expression serious like he was about to have a proper talk with her.
He’d looked into the small village where she used to live not long ago.
It was a famous large-scale medicinal planting base. All the herbs grown there were supplied exclusively to national institutions and major pharmaceutical companies.
The endless fields of medicinal herbs were all registered in her name.
The ownership had been transferred to her a year ago, when she turned 16.
Her identity was far from ordinary.
Even the Knox family was nothing compared to her background.
But there was no record of who had owned the herb fields before her.
Only Asher could have pulled something like that off.
Even if Zora had never gone back to the Knox family, she was still extremely wealthy and had never needed to worry about anything.
Zora knew none of this, though. She never cared about such things, and all the legal documents had been arranged by her mentor.
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At Leighton’s question, Zora pressed her lips together.
Who exactly is he?
“I don’t know what kind of person he is. All I know is he raised me since I was little p>
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His probing was obvious. He’d asked about her mentor many times before, like he and the others already knew him.
Realizing this, Zora grew instantly guarded.
Her mentor had told her not to go looking for him.
Were they trying to find him?
“Zora, I mean no harm. It’s just… your mentor is very likely the person we have been searching for.
“The White Jade Balm you make, the massage techniques you taught Grandpa-only the person we’re looking for in this whole world knows how to do all of these p>
Leighton clearly noticed her wariness, and his heart ached a little.
She still didn’t trust him fully. Whenever the topic of her mentor came up, she grew extremely defensive.
“Who are you looking for p>
Zora could tell they weren’t her mentor’s enemies, but she still didn’t let her guard down, asking casually like she knew nothing.
“The heir of the Hale family, Asher Hale. He’s your mentor p>
Leighton said it straight out.
Her guess was right. They really were searching for her mentor, and he was definitely part of the Hale family.
Zora twisted her fingers tightly together.
“I don’t know my mentor’s name. We lived in a village. Aren’t the Hales overseas? Why would he have anything to do with them p>
“Zora, I have a photo of the Hales. It’s a family portrait. Your mentor should be around 27 now p>
Leighton pulled out his phone and opened a picture.
It was a photo of three people. The man was handsome, the woman beautiful, and the little boy
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incredibly good-looking.
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In the photo, the woman sat on a chair, while the man and the little boy stood on either side of her.
All three faced the camera. The woman wore a bright smile, while the man and the boy looked down at her with gentle, tender smiles.
You could feel the warmth of their happy family just from the photo.
The Hale family had been caught up in a huge incident years ago. All their public photos had been removed from the internet.
Zora had tried searching for them online before, but she’d never found a single picture.
Very few photos of the Hales were available to the public. Only those of the family head circulated online, as he’d always kept his wife and son well-protected from the spotlight.
But people in their circle had ways to get these private photos. Leighton had someone send this one to him a few days prior.
Zora’s eyes locked firmly on the little boy in the picture.
He looked about seven years old, with delicate, stunning features.
Even as a child, you could tell he would grow up handsome.
His face was soft, and his eyes held gentle, warm smiles.
Just looking at his eyes made people feel like they could drown in them.
Zora’s breath hitched. It was him. It was really her mentor.
Zora hadn’t seen her mentor’s face many times.
He always wore a mask in the village, telling everyone his face was scarred and ruined so he wouldn’t scare them.
She’d only seen his bare face a handful of times, always when she was sick and upset.
He would take off his mask to comfort her, and his beautiful face always cheered her up instantly.
She remembered his looks perfectly, even though she’d only seen him like that a few times.
The little boy in the photo was none other than her mentor, just as he looked in his childhood.
And as an adult, he was even more gorgeous.
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